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Online retail sales saw the equivalent of five years of growth in just 12 months last year as many shoppers permanently changed their shopping habits.
According to new research from…
Read More400,000 retail jobs could be lost thanks to online retail and work-from-home boom
Up to 400,000 retail jobs could be lost on the UK’s high streets thanks to the boom in online shopping and working from home.
High streets across the country could…
Read MoreOnline retail sales accounted for nearly half of all spend in December
Online retail sales skyrocketed 52.2 per cent throughout December as lockdown restrictions decimated in-store sales.
According to the latest data from Barclaycard, overall consumer spending throughout December dropped by 2.3…
Read MoreNovember set to be “record-breaking” month for online sales
Online retail sales skyrocketed 61 per cent in the first week of November suggesting it “is well on track to be a record-breaking month”.
According to the latest figures from…
Read MoreExperts predict “permanent shift” to online shopping as Black Friday approaches
Online retail sales could grow between 35 per cent and 45 per cent this Black Friday.
New research from IMRG finds that with non-essential stores closed from now until December,…
Read MoreUK online retail penetration will be highest in Europe by 2023 in major threat to landlords
Online retail penetration in the UK is set to be the highest in Europe over the next three years, spelling trouble for retail landlords.
According to new research from Moody’s…
Read MoreOnline retail boom sees warehouse rentals double in the UK
The online retail boom sweeping the UK has led to a record rise in the amount of warehouse space being rented to store and sort inventory.
A whopping 13.3 million…
Read MoreHermes is hiring over 10,000 delivery drivers to meet staggering rise in online orders
Hermes UK is hiring 10,000 new staff and investing £100 million to expand its operations in a bid to meet the huge spike in demand due to during lockdown.
The…
Read MoreGovernment confirms non-essential online retail is “encouraged” during lockdown
The government has issued a statement confirming that online retail during lockdown is “encouraged” amid confusion about non-essential goods.
Retailers including Amazon and Asos have been heavily criticised for keeping…
Read MoreKantar: Online retail sales will top $1 trillion next year
Online retail sales will surpass $1 trillion in 2021 for the first time, growing four times faster than offline sales.
The global online retail market grow 4.8 per cent to…
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